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The skin I'm in

A Poem by Heather

Who I am Lies in lines on My fingertips Wraps my arms and Stretches Round my Elbow Up, up, up Over my shoulders There's a scar on one. I ..

Connections

A Poem by Heather

I am particlesMillionsDots of lightForm my stepsTransform my stepsInto motionI am wavesI feel themRippleMy thoughts, my voiceIs affectedChangedI am no..

Talking to God by the train tracks

A Poem by Heather

Six years old Already master Of turning wheels Motion and speed, Quick flicks of fingers Tug trains This way, that way Seven days it took T..

To pretend

A Poem by Heather

My mind is a glassClearheaded I dreamPhantom visions my eyesCannot see;In the cradle I spunShiny thingsOf silver and gauzeGossamer threads I usedTo hi..

Be still

A Poem by Heather

I never saw you flinchBeneath the bees,Those nervous, franticDrones like dainty dancersSpinning rapid routinesAround our headsDid not disturb youLike ..

Winter tree

A Poem by Heather

Based off the famous Wuthering Heights quote that you can find in the thumbnail for this poem.

Motherhood

A Poem by Heather

Oh, mother My own Not the One of Earth I sought, when alone Lying in grass Green, silky blades Sewn together like Threads of a robe against my ..

Laundry day

A Poem by Heather

The waves crashRockingThe rhythm not lunarBut mechanical;My eyesTrace its patternSteady riseAnd fall.Staring backMy dull silhouetteSplashes a whirAgai..

Shh, don't tell

A Poem by Heather

I've felt a lockInside my mindGolden against the dark.Glowing secretsKept near, to whisperI hear, them whisperedAnd fear, those whispersEvery now and ..

If I die today a virgin

A Poem by Heather

If I die today a virginWould Death be my first?His kissForeplayHis handsRocking my breastsSide to sideWe'd find our rhythmAnd He'd take meMy body shak..